# NTSB DEN01LA080: Fox Pegazair 100, N679WB, Angel Fire, NM, April 1, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 1, 2001, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Angel Fire, NM - Coordinates: 36.389419, -105.270004 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3894&lon=-105.2700&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 51992 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51992/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA080 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factors was the gusty crosswind condition. ## Analysis The initial portion of the airplane's takeoff on runway 17 was normal. The wind was from 250 degrees at 15 knots. Just as the airplane lifted off, a crosswind blew it off the left side of the runway. The airplane struck a fence and nosed over. The pilot said that it was "likely that a wind gust in excess of the aircraft's capability was encountered." ## Factual narrative On April 1, 2001, approximately 1045 mountain daylight time, N679WB, a Fox Pegazair 100, owned and operated by the pilot was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during takeoff from Angel Fire, New Mexico, Airport. The commercial pilot, the only occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. In a telephone interview, the pilot said he was making a takeoff on runway 17. Just as the airplane lifted off, a crosswind blew it off the left side of the runway. The airplane struck a fence and nosed over. At the time of the accident, the wind was from 250 degrees at 15 knots. In his accident report, the pilot said the initial portion of the takeoff was normal, but after the airplane had rolled 520 feet, "directional control was lost and the aircraft departed the runway at about a 30 degree angle." The airplane became airborne and continued 524 feet before crossing a small ditch and colliding with a barbed wire fence. The airplane traveled another 40 feet before striking the ground in a right wing low attitude. The right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded another 16 feet before nosing over. The pilot said that there were gusty crosswinds at the time of the accident and that is was "likely that a wind gust in excess of the aircraft's capability was encountered." ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - fence (contributing factor) - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Aircraft - Registration: [N679WB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679WB), registered now, S/N 001WF, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Fox Pegazair 100 - Registry model: [Fox Will Elliott PEGAZAIR-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fox-will-elliott-pegazair-100) (registry code 05605JC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 001WF - Airframe hours: 305 - Engines: Rotax 914UL 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Will E. Fox - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, August 8, 2000, 32 hours before - Departed: AXX, Angel Fire, NM - Destination: SKX, Taos, NM - Airport: AXX, Angel Fire, runway 17, 8,900 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 20, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 2,013 total, 305 in this make and model, 1,988 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SKX ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010401004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010401004349A), Apr 1, 2001: Amtr PEGAZAIR100, Angel Fire, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 1, 2001, approx. 1045 MDT, N679WB, a fox pegazair 100, owned and operated by the pilot was destroyed when it collided with terrain during… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.